i play snare because im too small to march tenors. another reason is that i love the sound snares make. so why do you guys play?

I play & teach snare so that some of my students can learn how to provide accompaniment for the tenor line.

Seriously, though, I do enjoy playing snare even though I'd consider myself primarily a tenor player. But I have fun playing any drum in the line.

I play snare because im hardcore. sure tenor players cary heavier drums and play on more, but I like the ability to play on one surface and really get into the rudiments and tricks. you have more ability to add body movement with snare and it's usually the center instrument. You have to play cleaner than the other drumline members cause the head is a lot tighter and therefore your note length shorter. I like a challenge and when you can get a 7+ person snare line amazingly clean. It sounds amazing...

I like the snare sound, and i think its awesome trying to create different things out of one drum

i play snare because i cant scrape and i cant split upbeat 32'nds.
but in all seriousness, i just enjoy the way the drum feels and sounds. and i really like spelling with the rudimentary alphabet if you know what i mean.

I play snare because.....well why not?

I play snare because I just enjoy it most. I mean, I enjoy all the drums, but I just love that snare sound and feel. And I just like being in the center of things lol.

That's a good question. I don't know why I originally started playing snare, it just 'reached out to me' so to speak. I've played bass and a minimal amount of tenor, but the sound and feel of the snare is still my fav to play.

iono. drums, especially snare, fascinated me my freshman year.